Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-01-21
SENATE.

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The usual number Of petitions relating to
the better protection of women and tie in
production of physiological and hygienic
branches into the public schools The judi
ciary committee reported unfavorably on Mr.
5Clough's bill to vacate territorial road in
Henneptn county. The house Joint resolu-
tiOn Relating to the state university and COL
| lege was concurred in. and also the resolu-
ton asking congress to pass the Miller
ro-pneumonia bill. Mr., Chapman tried
! to pass che joint memorial 70 build soldiers
home at Faribault, but the senate refused
! On motion of Mr.. Edwards the election OF
United States senator was made the special
order for Tuesday at r. noon. =,
| - BILLS PASSED.
| House bill requiring the towns of Brown
! county to support their own poor.
| Nh: Days senate bill relating 20 school build
Mr.: Goodrich senate bill amending the GRIM
insl code relating TO injury to personal property
Mr. Pope's bill giving preference to ex-sold-
! iers and Sailors In employment on public bulld-
banks
Mr.. Clouchs bill relating to fees for scaling:
! Mr.. Oswald's senate bill relating to the fore
closure of mortgages.
Senator Kelers banking bill introduced yes
| Examiner knoX-that banks failing to report to
the examiner shall not do business under COR
porate name or display sign bearing such
| vate banks advertise as individual firms and not
| as corporate institutions.
! HOUSE.
There were number OF bills introduced
not OF public Importance.
The bill introduced by Mr. Donnely ''for
the better regulation Of warehouses in this
state" is quite vouminous 1t is to Il great
extent the same bill proposed by the late
board OF railroad commissioners, with some
novel features The present system of wheat
inspection is confined to the cities of St.
| Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. This works
! admirably for the protection OF the country
} elevators when they ship their wheat to these
cities. 1t also protects the large farmers
who ship their own wheat by the car load.
Mr.. Donnelly's bill proposes that the county
commissioners of each county shall appoin,
not more than three local inspectors in each
county, at the three stations handling the
greatest amount of wheat in the county
| Whenever farmer has dispute with 8
warehouseman as to the grade or weight OF
bis wheat he can call upon the local in
spector, who shall decide as to the grade
and il REQUIRED weigh the wheat He shall
be paid 20 cents for grading and 10 cents TO,
whom his decision is given. There may not
he one case in fifty where such a dispute
would arise but the fact that there was q
representative Of the state to whom appeal
| could be made would prevent good deal of
extortion. The local inspector would prob
ably be merchant; he would receive
$500 per year for his services besides
his fees, to be paid out of the
tnto
mates that there would be $50 such local
inspectors IN the state, and their salaries
would amount to $45, 600 An inspection
charge of one-quarter OF one cent all the
wheat in the state would yield over 300.
900; and the local grading would save then
at least five cents a huShel at q cost of one
quarter of one cent. If either party was
dissatisfied with the grading made by the
local Inspector he could have the right CT
appeal to the chief inspector in ST Paul 4
small sack OF the wheat in question would
| be sealed up and sent to the chief inspector;
and in the meantime the warehousemau
would be obliged to received the wheat as
! OF the grade liked, but he would issue an
| appeal ticket" to be reformed if the grade if
changed. The bill provides that the local
Inspector shall be the local weighmaster, and
shall have onc-ha]f of all the heavy fines
| inflicted under the bill for false weights
No country warehouse can be opened with
out license from the board OF railroad and
warehouse commissioners, and il any ware
houseman is detected in defrunding the
| farmers his license will be revoked and never
again renewed Publicity will be given to
all the acts of the warehousemen If be
ships out more high grade wheat than he re.
ceived, or than he can account for, the board
shall investigate him. Any surplus wheat
left in his warehouse at the end OF each year
or the LIST of August, over and above pei
cent of what he can account for, shall be-
long to the state inspection fund This fund
shall be raised by fines. etc. and by the in-
buehel SO that the whole system viii be SELF Elf.
supporting. The bill is carefully guarded in
it's provisions. Mr.: Donnelly claims that it
Is one Of the most important bills of the
session, and if passed will remedy many OF
the evils of which the farmers have com
planned for twenty years Double the usual
number OF copies were ordered printed. so
that all parties interested may be able to ex-
anime it before it is acted upon